Cath Lab Technologist
New York, New York
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Cath Lab Tech

Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Location: New York, New York Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 15 weeks Shift: Day, 4x9.5 hours, 8:00am to 6:30pm, including a 45-minute unpaid lunch Unit: Cardiac Cath Laboratory Local Candidates: Accepted and preferred

Job Duties

Clinical Practice

• Collect patient data, including current clinical status, risk factors, non-invasive findings, prior catheterization findings, and prior surgical history.
• Assist with patient preparation and scrub in as first assistant to CCL physicians during cardiac interventions, selected diagnostic procedures, and related special catheter techniques.
• Under physician direction, assist with emergency management, such as cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, hemorrhage, shock, anaphylaxis, active bleeding, and hematomas.
• Review diagnostic and interventional angiograms after procedures.
• Document findings, conclusions, risk factors, referrals, diagnostic and therapeutic plans, and discharge plans in the medical record under physician direction.
• Input data and generate Computerized Patient Reports for physician co-signature.
• Provide full-time coverage for all interventional needs of the Cardiac Cath Laboratory during the standard workweek and on an on-call rotation with the Angioplasty Fellow and/or Senior Fellows.

Administrative, Education, and Research

• Maintain inventory, safeguard department assets, and evaluate new equipment and techniques.
• Serve as liaison between nursing staff and the lab in Interventional Cardiology, and assist with staff education.
• Instruct and counsel patients under physician direction, and attend weekly CCL conferences.
• Assist with research screening and protocol implementation under the Research Coordinator and CCL physicians.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Cath Lab Technologist license in New York.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Cath Lab Technologist, applicable to the specialty.
• Cath Lab Technologist experience within the last year.
• Associate's degree or equivalent experience.
• Excellent clinical judgment and ability to apply new concepts and skills in interventional practice.
• Ability to educate staff, patients, and families in invasive cardiology.
• Responsibility for own professional development.
• Knowledge of Interventional Cardiology, Hemodynamic Monitoring, and Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology.
• Education and experience appropriate to the discretion of the Medical Director of Interventional Cardiology.
• Current national tech certification, verified within 60 days prior to start, with no current or pending adverse action.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), BLS, and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certifications issued by the American Heart Association, with primary source verification.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of scrubbing in a Cardiac Cath Lab.
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) registration.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: Criminal background check within 60 days prior to start, covering the past 7 years and all aliases. Includes federal, sanctions, and exclusion list searches. Any hit requires an 8-factor analysis.
• Drug screen: Negative 9-panel drug screen with chain of custody, completed within 60 days prior to start.
• Health: Physical within 12 months of start that includes vital signs, review of systems, medical history, and a clearance statement. TB test within 60 days of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire.
• Immunizations and titers: Hepatitis B documentation within 6 months of start. Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity through titers or vaccine records. Flu vaccine required during flu season, with documentation due by 10/31. Tdap is recommended but not required.
• Respiratory: N95 fit test (3M 1870+ or Halyard), completed before start and within 1 year.
• Vision and color: Snellen vision screening within 12 months. Color blind test with a passing score, or an in-person Ishihara test if needed.
• Paperwork and training: 7-year employment application and work history verification, with no unexplained gaps. Confidentiality agreement and harassment factsheet signed before start. Prestart and annual facility training modules, with transcripts submitted within 45 days of start.